Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-02-24
bill was referred to the Committee on Com.

bill was referred to the Committee on Com
merce.
Willis cf Kentucky asked that the House
non-concur in the Senate amendment to
the river and harbor appropriation bill, but
Anderson also objected to this request
which. if granted, would throw the bill
Immediately into conference and the bill
was referred to the appropriate committee
Dingley of Maine presented the memori-
ais of the Maine Legislature in favor of
legislation to protect American fisheries,
and for the passage of the pleuro- pneumo-
MIA bill.
Belmont of New York, from the Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs, reported the
House substitute bill for the Senate retail
ating bill, under special order asking for
Its immediate consideration.
1t was finally determined that debate
should be limited to three hours. Belmont
opened The debate and made a lengthy
speech.
Dipgley moved to amend the substitute
by the addition of q section, rendering
liable TO seizure and forfeiture any vessel
of foreign nationality found engaged in
taking fish of any kind within three marine
miles of any of the coasts. bays, creeks or
harbors of the United States or within the
lake or river waters of the United States
Agreed to.
The substitute was then agreed to-veas.
138; nays, 123-and the Senate bill, as thus
amended, was passed-yeas, 252; nays, l
(Dougherty).
Breckenridge of Arkansas submitted the
conference report on the bill making a
close season for mackerel; and it was
agreed to.
Adjourned !
The President yetoes Some More Pen
sion Bills.
WASHINGTON, February 23d.-The Presi-
dent TO day vetoed the following bills:
Granting pension to Anthony Robertson;
| for the relief of Wm. H. Morhiser; increas-
| ing the pension OF Margaret r. Jones aud
| increasing the pension of Loren Burrett.
/ The beneficiary i'll the las;-named bill was
| Lieutenant-Colonel OF the Eighth Regi-
ment, United States Colored troops. and he
is now receiving a pension of S72 per
month. In Withholding his approval in
this case, the President says The condi-
| ton of this claimant at this time is most
| piuabie. No man can check, if lie would,
a feeling OF sympathy and pity aroused by
the contemplation of utter helplessness as
the result of patriotic and faithful military
service. But in the midst of all this can
not put out of my mind the soldiers in
| this condition, who We're privates in the
ranks, who sustained utmost hardships in
the war, but who, because they were pri-
Yates and in humble walks Of life, are
not SO apt to share in Congressional
| fdvors. l find no reason why this
beneficiary should be singled out from his
| class, except it be that be was Lieutenant
Colonel, instead of private am aware
oil the precedent for the legislation pro-
| posed, which is furnished by an enactment
OF the last session of Congress, to which
assented, as think, improyidently but
am certain that exact equality and fairness
In the treatment our veterans is; after all,
more just beneiicent and useful than un-
| fair discrimination in favor of officers, or
special benefit born of sympathy in indi-
! vidual cases"
O. ..or stanford and the Interstate Com
mission.
WAsuISGToN, February 23d--Senator
Stanford has decided not to recommend
any person for appointment as MEMBER
of the Interstate Commerce Commission
| from the Pacific coast Having such large
;ntarest in railroads he feels a delicacy
obout suggesting the name OF any person
| far Commissioner. lest this action should
| be misconstrued.
The Republican Senators and represent
atiyes from the Pacific coast will to-mor-
row. with practical unanimity. advise the
| President that the selection of any
| ona of the three would be acceptable
| TO the people generally The names of
these men are John F. Swift, J. Mem.
Shafter and l. Guy Phelps. 1t is expected
that Senator Fair and Representative Hen.
lev will unite in advising the appointment
of some Democrat to the place. II Senator
Williams could haye been persuaded to ac-
cept the position, every Republican Sena-
| INF
| Mountains would have united III request
ing his appointment. He, however, abso-
iutelv refused to allow the presentation OF
his name.
/ enator Stanford Introd ices e. Marion
Brook to ihe President.
WASHINGTON, February Ex-senator
Stanford to-day called at the Executive
| Mansion with J. Marion Brooks. and in
troduced him TO the Presidentas the newly
appointed District Attorney for the South
ern District of California. Stanford said
that certain charges had been preferred
against Brooks evidently by his personal
! enemies. Cleveland said that he had eX-
amined the charges, and was OF the opinion
that they did not specifically assail Brooks
integrity. His accusers be said, were eyi
dently instigated by personal hostility to
the man. Senator Stanford said Brooks
had probably made personal enemies by
his outspoken denuncia,ion CT political
opponents and added that a man who did
| not have enemies was generally OF negative
and Indifferent character. The President
then turned to Brooks and told him that,
| being now on the spot, lie must work out
| his own salvation. Cleveland said he
| could do nothing more. 1t is evident from
this interview that Brooks nomination
will not be withdrawn, and he has received
assurances from Senators Stanford and
| Jones that render him confident of being
confirmed.
Washington Notes.
| WASHINGTON. February 23i. = Senator
and Mrs. Stanford gave n private dinner
party last night in honor Of their guest,
| Mrs. L. S Grant.
Senator Mitchell will leave Washington
| Immediately after the adjournment of Lon-
gress TO argue case before the Supreme
| Court of Oregon.
| Senator Williams presented in .he SEN
ate to-day the resolutions of the California
| Legislature against the reduction of the
| duty on rsisins.
| Representative Markham has recovered
| from his recen: illness sufficiently to attend
the session of the House to-day.
| The Secretary of the Interior has sent to
| the President, for transmission 10 Con-
greSS. tne agreements entered iUtO some
| months since between the Northwest Com
| mission, in behalf of the Government, and
the Chippewa Indians in Minnesota, &C
conlpanying the same with the recon-
| mendaiion that they be ratified. N said
that these ceded lands are very valuable,
and if sold will realize a fund for invest
ment estimated at about Sl5,000,000
Attorney General Garland has given an
opinion TO the Treasury Department that
the Chinese Restriction Act does not apply
to Chinese women who accompany other
immigrants to this country in the capacity
of nurses or servants.
The Cutting Case.
WASHINGTON, February 23d.-The Presi-
dent to- Iav transmitted to the Senate the
letter of Consul Brigham, of Paso Del
Norte, dated August %, 1856 inclosing the
full text and the transmission of the de-
cree OF the Supreme Court of chihuahua,
relating to A. X. Cutting. The correspond
ence in the case has heretofore been re-
ceived by the Senate, and the substance of
the present communication has heretofore
been published.
Death of Mrs Gen. Joseph L. Johnston.
WAsHISGToS, February 23d-Mrs. Lydia
McLane Johnston, wife of General Joseph
Il. Johnston, Commissioner of Railroads,
died at her residence iu this CITY this morn